I recently had the pleasure of e-meeting Bill and had a great interview with him! Bill went to school for game audio and learned from none other than Garry Schyman, and went on to work as a staff editor/arranger at Sony to work on projects like Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, and many others. Read his bio below from his site for full picture, and enjoy the full video interview as well!
In this interview, we discuss how Bill transitioned from learning under Garry Schyman to an internship at Sony to carving out his own role within the audio team, as well as the skills he finds most important to working as part of a larger team.
And don’t miss the private Q&A with Bill coming up in the Members Network on Sept 30th!
From Bill’s website:
Originally from Thailand, Bill Piyatut Hemstapat is a composer and record producer based in LA whose works have been featured in Video Games, TV and cinemas all over the world.
Bill’s passion for video games music has led him to working at Sony PlayStation’s music department. His most recent works include contributing additional music and arrangements for Ghost of Tsushima as well as music editing for God of War, Days Gone and Hideo Kojima’s critically acclaimed Death Stranding.
Since graduating from University of Southern California’s renowned SMPTV program, Bill has composed additional music for hit animated series like Voltron: Legendary Defender(Dreamworks), We Bare Bears(Cartoon Network), Wacky Races (Warner Bros.), and Pickle and Peanut(Disney XD).
He is also the co-creator and composer of “Tales of the Forgotten”, a passion project in which he collaborates with composer Dylan C. Jones.
